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  • noun Plural form of vicuna.

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Examples

  • By an established law, the skins of the vicunas were the property of the church, and these, being worth on the spot at least a dollar a-piece, formed no despicable tithe.

    The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850

  • Snow capped volcanoes, stunning blue lakes, running streams & lots of animals such as vicunas, llamas, vizcachas, condors, birds & ducks!!

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • Once, the desert had bloomed; vicunas had grazed, and people had come, and made it their home.

    ATACAMA • by Brian Dolton 2009

  • Llamas, condors, ostrich-like nandus, flamingos and the reclusive cousin to the llama, vicunas, scatter when the massive convoy rumbles through some of their last natural habitats.

    Dakar Rally Fuels Cheers And Jeers Across South America Shane Romig 2011

  • During the journey he saw wild llamas vicunas alpacas and flamingos.

    Day trip to Puno Williamson Family Blog 2009

  • Right now we are on the journey to Cusco staying overnight in Juliaca at the half way point , we drove for 4 hours through a natural reserve park where we saw wild lamas vicunas alpacas donkeys and a lake with flamingos !

    Archive 2009-02-01 Williamson Family Blog 2009

  • During the journey he saw wild llamas vicunas alpacas and flamingos.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Williamson Family Blog 2009

  • June 3, 2008 at 6:18 am vicunas in a bad mood water buffaloez in an even wurse mood xylophones used as weppons yello-bellied sapsukkers in attak mode zebras wayrin fancee hatz an spatz an karryin mosheen gunz!

    today teh scratchin post… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Several leading environmentalists said the flights would have caused irreparable damage to the ruins and rare wildlife, such as spectacled bears and vicunas, would have been scared away.

    quieter 2006

  • Several leading environmentalists said the flights would have caused irreparable damage to the ruins and rare wildlife, such as spectacled bears and vicunas, would have been scared away.

    Archive 2006-09-01 2006

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